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Bevilacqua (pronounced [ˌbeviˈlakkwa]) is an Italian surname, meaning "drink the water". Notable people with the surname include: Alberto Bevilacqua (1934–2013), Italian writer and film director; Anthony Bevilacqua (1923–2012), American Roman Catholic cardinal; Antonella Bevilacqua (born 1971), Italian high jumper
Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word adur, meaning "sea" or "water". [1] [2] The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main channel of the Po River into the Adriatic Sea but ceased to exist before the 1st century BC.
The name was derived from the Roman surname Laurentius. Laurentum , which is itself named after the laurel tree , was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium , on the west coast of the Italian peninsula southwest of Rome .
Pages in category "Italian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,315 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A name in the Italian language consists of a given name (Italian: nome) and a surname (cognome); in most contexts, the given name is written before the surname, although in official documents, the surname may be written before the given name or names. Italian names, with their fixed nome and cognome structure, differ from the ancient Roman ...
Italian-language surnames (3 C, 4,307 P) P. Surnames of Piedmontese origin (2 P) S. Surnames of Sardinian origin (1 P) T. Italian toponymic surnames (82 P)
Giovanni is a male Italian given name (from Latin Ioannes). [1] It is the Italian equivalent of John.Giovanni is frequently contracted to Gianni, Gian, or Gio, particularly in the name Gianbattista, and can also be found as a surname.
Children will always bear the surname of the father followed by that of the mother, but if there is no known father and the mother is single, the children can bear either both of her mother's surnames or the mother's first surname followed by any of the surnames of the mother's parents or grandparents, or the child may bear the mother's first ...